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Lomomanila will be installing lomowalls at Bonifacio High Street tomorrow, Friday, May 9, 2008, starting 4 PM.

Join them as they put together their biggest display of lomographic images to date. The lomowalls at Bonifacio High Street will be available for viewing until May 30, 2008.

The exhibition is part of The Passion Fest 2008 at Bonifacio Global City.

For inquiries about Passion Fest 2008, please call 818-3601 or visit www.fbdcorp.com.

To celebrate the lomowalls at the Bonifacio Global City, there will be a Rockeoke Night for all members and friends at Magnet Cafe Bonifacio High Street on May 13, 2008, Tuesday, which starts at 9 p.m.

ARAW NG MAKATI GRAND PARADE

May 9, 2008 (Friday)

along Ayala Avenue, Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas

Award-winning dancers from the Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo and other sister localities of Makati will join the parade, providing the Makati crowd with a taste of the colorful dances from various parts of the Philippines.

Organizers anticipate some 5,000 revelers to fill the entire stretch of Ayala Avenue.

Bring umbrellas, rain coats and plastic bags to protect your photography gear just in case it rains again tomorrow.

Road Closure and Traffic Rerouting:

May 8, 2008 (Thursday), 8:00 PM - onward – Westbound direction of Ayala Avenue, from Makati Avenue to Paseo de Roxas, shall be closed to vehicular traffic to give way to the construction of a stage in front of Tower One.

Westbound vehicles along Ayala Avenue, from EDSA going to Gil Puyat Avenue, shall turn right to Makati Avenue, turn left to Paseo de Roxas and turn right to Ayala Avenue. Vehicles going to Tower One and MSE buildings will be allowed to pass thru Ayala Avenue and take MSE driveway.

May 9, 2008 (Friday), 2:00 PM – Ayala Extension (from Metropolitan Avenue to Gil Puyat Avenue), Malugay Street (from Pasong Tamo to Gil Puyat Avenue) and eastbound lanes of Ayala Avenue (from Gil Puyat Avenue to Herrera Street) shall be closed to vehicular traffic, to be used as assembly points of the parade participants. At the start of the parade at 3:00 PM, the remaining portion of eastbound direction of Ayala Avenue from Herrera to Makati Avenue and a portion of Paseo de Roxas, from dela Rosa to Ayala Avenue, shall likewise be closed.

Upon reaching Makati Avenue, parade participants will turn right utilizing the southbound direction (counter-flow), turn left to Paseo de Roxas, turn right to Ayala Avenue, and then straight ahead towards Ayala Extension. Northbound direction of Makati Avenue shall temporarily be made two-way.

All westbound vehicles along Ayala Avenue from EDSA going to Gil Puyat Avenue shall turn right to Makati Avenue while those along Gil Puyat Avenue going to Ayala Center or EDSA shall take the stretch of Gil Puyat Avenue, turn right to Makati Avenue and turn left to Ayala Avenue. Light vehicles from Gil Puyat Avenue going to Legaspi Village or Greenbelt can take Pasong Tamo St., turn left to Dela Rosa Street, turn right to Salcedo St, turn right to Gamboa St., turn left to Rada St., and turn right to Legaspi St. to respective places of destination.

This activity is expected to end at around 6:00 p.m.

You might also want to check out the list of participants in Makati City Grand Parade and the schedule of month-long activities leading to the culmination of 338th Makati Foundation Day on June 1, 2008.

The 2008 World Olympics III will be held every Saturday starting today with the following dates:

May 3, 2008 -China & Germany

May 10,2008 - Canada & France

May 17, 2008 - Italy & Venezuela

May 24, 2008 - Fellowship of Fire - Collaboration of all countries with the Philippines

La Mancha Pyro Productions will be representing the Philippines in a Pyromusical show exihibition

LOCATION

The World Pyro Olympics III will take place once again at the Esplanade behind SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

Roxas Boulevard’s south bound lane from Manila Hotel to Vito Cruz will be closed to traffic today, Saturday, May 3, 2008 from 2PM to 9PM to give way to the Aliwan Fiesta Parade.

Delegates from various provinces will take part in this grand cultural showcase.

The streetdance competition has become a fierce battleground where color, pomp, and pageantry converge to define the Aliwan Fiesta as grassroots theatre at its very best. With this in mind, Manila Broadcasting has designated “Sayaw, Padyak, Indak” as the theme for this year’s Photography Competition.

You can check out more info on the photo contest at Anton Sheker’s Blogalicious.

Gray Area Studios

present

Maximizing Your Point and Shoot Camera Workshop

by Michelle Morelos

Just bought your first digital camera? Is upgrading to a DSLR too much for your wallet?

This 2-day workshop will show you the functions of a DSLR without having to upgrade to one.

May 10, 2008 - 9AM to 1PM

May 17, 2008 - 9AM to 12NN

Workshop fee is PhP 2,500 per person

Workshop fee is inclusive of snacks, handouts and certification of completion.

Check out more of Michelle Morelo’s shots using digital point and shoot cameras.

Gray Area Studios

5/F 116 V.A. Rufino St., Legaspi Village, Makati City

For reservations and inquiries, please contact Ral at 0917.5063.780 or email grayareastudios@gmail.com

WILL WORK 4 FOOD

by

Steve Tirona

Curated by Adeline Ooi

6pm on April 24, 2008 - May 24, 2008

Will Work 4 Food began in 2005 with a simple aim to take “snapshots” of the nascent but exciting days of Manila’s alternative contemporary art scene. Three years on, the careers of a number of the individuals pictured here have matured. Many are now making names for themselves as some of the Philippines’ most promising and exciting young contemporary artists. This ‘family tree’ reads like the tangled streets we traverse on daily. Whether working together as members of a collective, setting up exhibition venues of their own, or quietly working on their obsessions, their energy is inspiring, their enthusiasm and determination to continually provoke and play, to experiment and reinvent.

Born in Manila in 1976, Steve Tirona was raised in Southern California and calls Los Angeles his hometown. After graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Photography from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 1996, Tirona went on to taking pictures professionally in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. His past work includes Rage Against the Machine’s Battle of Los Angeles album as well as the photographs for the movie Adaptation . His unorthodox vision and style of photography have garnered the respect and admiration of his peers and the creative industry as a whole. Steve is now based in Manila.

This project has been supported by The Nippon Foundation Asian Public Intellectuals Fellowship grant.

Accompanying Will Work 4 Food are Saturday Gallery Activities , all from 3-5pm:

April 26-Gallery Talk by Curator Adeline Ooi

May 3-Artist Talk by Steve Tirona

closing party on May 24, 6pm

Visit silverlens gallery at 2320 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City, 816-0044, manage@silverlensphoto.com. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10am–7 pm, Saturday 1–6pm. www.silverlensphoto.com

The Zen of White Sands

A photo exhibit by internationally awarded photographer

CARLOS L. ESGUERRA

April 11-25, 2008

Artistree Fine Art Gallery
Art Plaza, Level 4
EDSA Shangri-La Plaza Mall
Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

OWG will be conducting a FREE lecture on Tips On Winning A Photo Contest

There will be a slide presentation and informal lecture that will be conducted by the award-winning Artist/Photographer Ross Capili. There will also be a short presentation on the hazards of tobacco smoking.

A Computer will be made available for those who would want to tweak their images to be submitted in the ‘Beyond the Stick Photo Contest‘ based on the lectures conducted.

The lecture will be from 1pm-3pm on April 19,2008 at:

OneWorkshop Gallery
G/f 2241 La Fuerza Plaza II, Don Chino Roces Ave. corner Sabio St.
Makati City 1200 Philippines

Call Liza or Mario Mundo @ 8105094 or email @ one_workshop@yahoo.com

JOIN THE 2ND PHOTOWORKS THIS SUMMER!!!

PHOTOWORKS CLASS41

Six Sessions - DPI Photography Center, Astoria Plaza

Jose Escriva Avenue (formerly Amber Ave). Ortigas Center

Wednesdays & Mondays

Day 1: May 14, Wed 7PM-10PM
Day 2: May 19, Mon 7PM-10PM
Day 3: May 21, Wed 7PM-10PM
Day 4: May 26, Mon 7PM-10PM
Day 5: May 28, Wed 7PM-10PM
Day 6: June 02, Mon 7PM-10PM

Photoworks, based on Leo Castillo’s studies with the New York Film Academy and the New York Institute of Photography, has been creating more than 1,000 photographers since 2001.

Discover photography as you’ve never known before.

• Learn through lectures, videos, multimedia presentations and live demonstrations.
• Experience and apply your lessons through the Photoworks Photo Projects.
• Build a solid foundation on the art and craft of photography.
• Discover the Eye of the Photographer. Learn not just the hows, but also the whys.
• Find out what works and what doesn’t in creating a powerful image.
• Creating good photographers, not just good photographs.
• Open to all photographers, whatever your experience level.
• Continue to take great pictures even after the workshop is done.
• Make the camera work for you, not you work for the camera.

Due to the design of the course, only twenty slots are available per class.

Participants must have a camera during the whole duration of the workshop.

PHOTOWORKS CLASS FEE: P 4,500

Tuition fee covers six sessions, inclusive of prints for digital users

Slots are expected to fill up FAST, so sign up now!

EARLY BIRD PROMO!

Take Photoworks for only P4000 if you make full payment by April 30, 2008.

Payments can be received at DPI Photographer Center or via bank deposit at the following bank account:

Leandro Castillo

BPI SA# 0436-2226-76

Please bring deposit slip as proof of payment.

Download PhotoWorks Class 41 Registration Form and submit via email to photoworks at gmail.com